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2012 Conference

Environmental Responsibility:

Leadership, Inclusion and Good Governance

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Amongst the questions considered at this year's ECO Conference were:

How responsible is New Zealand on the environment? Is it showing leadership, good governance and inclusiveness? How are the environment and the community being considered and treated in recent law and policy?

What are the new developments in international environmental law? What is the emerging thinking on ecocide and the Aarhus Convention. What positions does New Zealand take these days and how does it measure up to international standards?

What's happened at the Rio+20 international meeting and the what will happen at the IUCN Congress late this year and how is ECO involved?

What was the recommendations on the Waitangi Tribunal on Wai262? What are the changes to the Resource Management Act and the management of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf? Can the measures and systems cope with further oil exploration?

What about the protection of Antarctica and the Ross Sea?

Two workshops that were held on the Sunday:

GIS Community driven mapping and data use - this will involve practical applicationThanks to Victoria University School of Geography, Environment, and Earth Sciences and the Wellington City Council.

Joining the Antarctic legacy: practival steps towards the World's largest network of marine reserves. Thanks to the Antarctic Oceans Alliance.

7.15pm Antarctic Ocean Alliance - the world’s largest network of marine reserves, protecting the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea - public presentation and clip of the Last Ocean film by Fisheye Films, with dessert, drinks and supper With thanks to our sponsors Antarctic Ocean Alliance for this evening session and to Peter Young, Last Ocean, Fisheye Films for providing the film9:00pm Close